Sidney Prize Scholarships for undergraduate students honor outstanding academic achievement within specific units or programs of study. Students are nominated by their faculty members and successful candidates receive $1000 awards which are recorded on their transcripts. Many prizes also provide opportunities to present research at conferences and other events; to apply, complete an application that details your academic achievements as well as any personal characteristics or attributes you possess.
This prize recognizes a graduating female engineering student at UHI who has shown both academic excellence and personal attributes, such as outstanding teamwork. It is open to any UHI female engineering students who have passed their BEng on any of our engineering programmes, in memory of Dr. Sidney Black who personified all that this award stands for – inspiring new generations of engineers to follow their passion wherever their dreams may lead them.
Additionally, several of the Sydney Taylor winners have been featured on AJL’s mock award blog The Sydney Taylor Shmooze, with readers being able to access a complete list of 2025 winners and finalists on the Sydney Taylor Award Committee page as well as ordering gold or silver seals to place on copies of these titles or purchasing an official Book Award poster.
The Hillman Prize recognizes journalists who conduct investigative reporting and deep storytelling “for the greater good.” In previous years, those affiliated with magazines were not eligible to enter for Pulitzer prizes; this changed with the creation of National Magazine Awards in 1966.
Applicant are asked to provide some background on their work, such as what issues and communities it addresses and whether the piece represents any particular community or experience. While not mandatory, judges may request this information should they find it useful in making their decisions.
Overland Magazine is seeking new works of short fiction written in English that are up to 3000 words long and have not previously been published or under consideration by other publishers, including Overland. While anyone is free to enter, subscribers can avail themselves of discounted entry fees by subscribing for one year – giving access to four print issues as well as daily online edition. Subscription also helps support independent journalism; winners will be announced in December; submission deadline is 31 October.